Vick's VapoRub works every time I have to use it. I swear by the stuff. Every Cold and Flu season I go out and buy it, because I know that one way or another, we are going to need it. So once again I am right. This year was pretty bad. I totally forgot the flu shots for myself and my son. So when the cold and flu season hit. We were the first ones to be affected. At the same time! We were so miserable. But all was not lost because I remembered to buy the Vick's and it was on sale. So my son and I would curl up in our beds and kept on rubbing the Vick's VapoRub in our chest for the congestion and drift of to sleep. The vapors have always been so soothing to me. The smell isn't the best but you know when you are inhaling the vapors, that in no time you will feel relief. You can feel your chest opening up. It is amazing how you feel when you have rubbed it in. My son loves it and I do too. I also have used it to relax achy joints. Like my knee that I have had problems with do to so many years of long distance running. So you can use this stuff for not only when you are ill. You can also use it for joint discomfort. Product is fabulous. Worth every penny.